The German Shorthaired Pointer Dog
Breed in Brief:
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Origin: Germany
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Common Misspellings: German Shorthair
Pointer, German Short Haired Pointer, German
Short Hair Pointer
Alternate Names: Deutscher kurzhaariger
Vorstehhund, Deutsch Kurzhaar, Kurzhaar
As is the case with many breeds of dogs
today, the foundation sires of the German
Shorthaired Pointer remains shrouded in mystery.
While it is not certain, a majority credit the
German Bird Dog, a relative of an old breed of
Spanish Pointer, as being the most likely
candidate from which the breed may have sprung.
Regardless of what animal the breed originated
from, however, it is only after generation after
generation of selective breeding with the best
scent hounds and the best trailing hounds, that
the German Shorthaired Pointer was able to
develop into one of the best known canine
sporting dogs throughout the world. Further
crossing, breeding in elegant English Pointers
to the bloodline, helped to refine the breed
even further and create the beautiful animal
that we know today.
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There are a wealth of resources online that can help you learn
more about the German Shorthaired Pointer dog breed. We've compiled
a list of German Shorthaired Pointer information sites to assist you
in quickly locating quality information about the German Shorthaired
Pointer dog breed, while avoiding the "garbage" sites that are
nothing more than poor attempts to capitalize on the popularity of
dog breeds in general. If you know of a German Shorthaired Pointer
information site that offers unique, quality information and photos
of the German Shorthaired Pointer breed, please contact us with the
URL and a brief description so that our editors can consider it for
inclusion in our list below.
German Shorthaired Pointers are a very photogenic dog breed. By
looking at German Shorthaired Pointer pictures, you can usually gain
more insight into what these dogs and puppies are like as a breed,
and this can help you decide if you really want to become a German
Shorthaired Pointer owner. The following sites below offer pictures
of German Shorthaired Pointer dogs, German Shorthaired Pointer puppy
photos, funny German Shorthaired Pointer photos and more. Enjoy!
Now that you have decided that the German Shorthaired Pointer is
the right breed for you, it's time to start the process of finding a
responsible German Shorthaired Pointer breeder from which to buy a
healthy, well-socialized puppy. Not all breeders are alike; there
are good breeders - and bad breeders. Don't be in a hurry to buy the
first German Shorthaired Pointer puppy you find at the cheapest
price available! To buy a puppy from a responsible German
Shorthaired Pointer breeder, you may need to pay more and wait
longer. The additional money and waiting time will be well worth it.
Buy a puppy in haste from a newspaper ad, pet store or "backyard
breeder", and you'll likely also purchase a great deal of additional
expense and heartache, since you will likely end up falling in love
with a puppy with health and behavioral problems that will likely
need special care, plenty of veterinary visits, regular medication -
or even euthanasia. But do your homework and find a responsible,
caring German Shorthaired Pointer breeder who home-raises their
puppies with love, screens their breeding dogs for health problems,
offers a health guarantee and post sale support, and who genuinely
loves the German Shorthaired Pointer breed and is in it for the love
of the breed, rather than profit, and you can be fairly well assured
of getting a healthy, happy, long lived and affectionate family
companion that will provide you and your family with many years of
joy, laughter and companionship.
Further information about choosing a responsible breeder...
Here are a few breeder directory sites that we recommend. These
sites attempt to screen advertisers to ensure that the breeders
listed are responsible and sell healthy, home-raised German
Shorthaired Pointer puppies to carefully screened buyers. There are
many, many sites now online that advertise dog breeders - many are a
Mecca for puppy mills and backyard breeders. We recommend that you
steer clear of these resources in favor of sites that are more
selective in the breeders whom they allow to advertise.
We Highly Recommend:
German Shorthaired Pointer clubs and rescues web sites can help
you learn even more about the German Shorthaired Pointer dog breed,
help you locate a responsible German Shorthaired Pointer breeder, or
help you find a German Shorthaired Pointer dog or puppy in need of a
second chance for a loving, forever home. We've compiled the
following list of German Shorthaired Pointer clubs and German
Shorthaired Pointer rescues web sites for your convenience:
Choosing a name for your German Shorthaired Pointer puppy can be
a daunting task! There are so many names to choose from that it can
take a lot of thought and research to find just the right name for
your German Shorthaired Pointer. Usually, it's best to get to know
your puppy for a few days or weeks. Often your puppy's personality
will help you decide on just the right name to choose. Does he have
a sense of humor? A serious side? A goofy way of cocking his head to
one side? A strange love of cantaloupe? By observing your new German
Shorthaired Pointer puppy over the first days or weeks, you should
at least have a clue about what type of name you want to give. There
are a ton of dog names and pet names web sites on the internet. Some
are wonderful information resources, while others, unfortunately,
are just "garbage" sites set up with the sole purpose of cashing in
on visitor hits for this popular subject.
We recommend the following sites to assist you in choosing a name
for your new German Shorthaired Pointer puppy. These sites offer
inventive, unique, original and creative pet names suggestions that
have helped thousands of new puppy owners in selecting just the
right name for their new baby!
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